How much does it cost to research and develop a new drug? A systematic review and assessment

15 October 2021 - Debate over the viability of the current commercial research and development model is on-going.  ...

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Pfizer’s abrocitinib receives positive CHMP opinion for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis

15 October 2021 - CHMP also recommends Xeljanz (tofacitinib) approval for the treatment of adults with active ankylosing spondylitis ...

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Merck and Eisai receive positive EU CHMP opinions for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) plus Lenvima (lenvatinib) in two different types of cancer

15 October 2021 - Merck and Eisai today announced that the CHMP of the EMA has adopted positive opinions recommending ...

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Merck receives positive CHMP opinion for Vaxneuvance (pneumococcal 15 valent conjugate vaccine) in individuals 18 years of age and older

15 October 2021 - Merck today announced that the EMA’s CHMP has recommended the approval of Vaxneuvance (Pneumococcal 15 valent ...

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Bristol Myers Squibb receives positive CHMP opinion for Zeposia (ozanimod) as a treatment for adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis

15 October 2021 - CHMP recommendation based on positive results from the Phase 3 True North trial, in which Zeposia demonstrated ...

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Janssen receives Positive CHMP opinion for Rybrevant (amivantamab) for the treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations after failure of platinum-based therapy

15 October 2021 - If approved by the European Commission, amivantamab will be the first treatment in the European Union specifically ...

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AbbVie receives CHMP positive opinion for risankizumab (Skyrizi) for the treatment of adults with active psoriatic arthritis in the European Union

15 October 2021 - CHMP positive opinion is based on data from two Phase 3 studies, KEEPsAKE-1 and KEEPsAKE-2. ...

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FDA approves atezolizumab as adjuvant treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer

15 October 2021 - Today, the FDA approved atezolizumab (Tecentriq) for adjuvant treatment following resection and platinum-based chemotherapy in patients ...

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Highlights from CHMP 11-14 October 2021 meeting

15 October 2021 - EMA’s CHMP recommended six medicines for approval at its October 2021 meeting. ...

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COVID-19 rapid antigen self-tests approved in Australia

13 October 2021 - The TGA has approved COVID-19 self-tests (home use tests) for supply in Australia from 1 November ...

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Rhythm Pharmaceuticals completes submission of type II variation application to the European Medicines Agency for Imcivree (setmelanotide) for Bardet-Biedl and Alström syndromes

14 October 2021 - Rhythm Pharmaceuticals today announced that it has submitted its type II variation application to the EMA for ...

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Celltrion applies for product approval for Avastin biosimilar in EU

12 October 2021 - Celltrion said that it has completed the approval application procedure for CT-P16, a biosimilar of Avastin ...

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Biden eyeing FDA veteran Robert Califf to lead the agency

14 October 2021 - If nominated and confirmed, Califf would take over an agency poised to make key decisions on coronavirus ...

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FDA accepts Regen-Cov (casirivimab and imdevimab) for priority review for treatment and prophylaxis of COVID-19

14 October 2021 - European Medicines Agency also announced earlier this week it would review marketing authorisation application for the antibody ...

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EMA starts rolling review of Evusheld (tixagevimab and cilgavimab)

14 October 2021 - EMA’s CHMP has started a rolling review of Evusheld (also known as AZD7442), a combination of ...

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